CA2432233C - Systeme de transport et d'alignement d'articles plats - Google Patents

Systeme de transport et d'alignement d'articles plats Download PDF

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CA2432233C
CA2432233C CA002432233A CA2432233A CA2432233C CA 2432233 C CA2432233 C CA 2432233C CA 002432233 A CA002432233 A CA 002432233A CA 2432233 A CA2432233 A CA 2432233A CA 2432233 C CA2432233 C CA 2432233C
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articles
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David R. Auerbach
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C1/00—Measures preceding sorting according to destination
    • B07C1/18—Orientating articles other than in a stream, e.g. turning, deflecting or changing direction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H15/00—Overturning articles
    • B65H15/008—Overturning articles employing belts
    • B65H15/012—Overturning articles employing belts twisted belts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H5/00—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines
    • B65H5/06—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by rollers or balls, e.g. between rollers
    • B65H5/062—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by rollers or balls, e.g. between rollers between rollers or balls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/30—Orientation, displacement, position of the handled material
    • B65H2301/34—Modifying, selecting, changing direction of displacement
    • B65H2301/341—Modifying, selecting, changing direction of displacement without change of plane of displacement
    • B65H2301/3412—Modifying, selecting, changing direction of displacement without change of plane of displacement involving transport means arranged obliquely to the in-feed or/and out-feed conveyor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/30—Orientation, displacement, position of the handled material
    • B65H2301/34—Modifying, selecting, changing direction of displacement
    • B65H2301/342—Modifying, selecting, changing direction of displacement with change of plane of displacement
    • B65H2301/3421—Modifying, selecting, changing direction of displacement with change of plane of displacement for changing level of plane of displacement, i.e. the material being transported in parallel planes after at least two changes of direction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1916—Envelopes and articles of mail
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
    • Y10S209/90—Sorting flat-type mail

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Separation, Sorting, Adjustment, Or Bending Of Sheets To Be Conveyed (AREA)
  • Delivering By Means Of Belts And Rollers (AREA)
  • Registering Or Overturning Sheets (AREA)
CA002432233A 2002-06-13 2003-06-13 Systeme de transport et d'alignement d'articles plats Expired - Fee Related CA2432233C (fr)

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US38894502P 2002-06-13 2002-06-13
US60/388,945 2002-06-13
US10/209,016 2002-07-31
US10/209,016 US6623002B1 (en) 2002-06-13 2002-07-31 Flat article transport and aligner system

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CA2432233A1 CA2432233A1 (fr) 2003-12-13
CA2432233C true CA2432233C (fr) 2008-08-12

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EP (1) EP1371589B1 (fr)
CA (1) CA2432233C (fr)
DE (1) DE60310165T2 (fr)

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EP1584913B1 (fr) * 2004-04-06 2008-02-20 Mass Spec Analytical Ltd Suspension pour un rouleau de transport
JP2009155084A (ja) * 2007-12-27 2009-07-16 Toshiba Corp 紙葉類搬送装置

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EP1371589B1 (fr) 2006-12-06
EP1371589A2 (fr) 2003-12-17
CA2432233A1 (fr) 2003-12-13
EP1371589A3 (fr) 2004-10-20
DE60310165D1 (de) 2007-01-18
US6623002B1 (en) 2003-09-23

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